Desk pad



e. BUSCH l528400 DESK PAD Filed March 5 1922 1 VB TOR. y- 3 Gaffer ZZZ/71 BY M- ATTRN 5.

Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

UNITED PQAJLT GUS-TAV- BUSGH,.OFIJERSEY CITY 'NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR .0EONETHALF. T0,.OSCAR A'. WEISSENBORN,,OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY,

DESK' PAD.

Application filed March 3, 1922;, serial 1N0. 540,934.

pad. of this invention is constructed of two leaves or. flaps, hinged.together so that one may be 'pivot'ally moved. relative to the other.The leaves are made relativelytlnn so that" when folded. together, thepad will lay perfectly fiat upon the table or desk top and support upon.its upper facea sheet of blotting pap erunaintained in position bycorner pocketscarried' by tlie' upper flap or. leaf. The under side ofthe upper flap carries a calendar, postage rates, commercial travellersmap, time tables, and, if desired, other useful information, while thetop of the bottom flap may have printed or otherwise delineated thereondrawings or pictures, but preferably is divided up into advertisingspace. The means for liinging the two flaps together is preferably inthe form of a fabric strip which serves to hinge the two flaps directlyto one an-' other so that when the top flap is folded down, the pad willlie perfectly flat. This is the normal condition in use, but the topflap may be raised when the worker at the desk desires to obtaininformation from the material delineated on the bottom of the top flap,in which case the top flap is lifted to permit of access to said printedmaterial.

At other times, important letters requiring early, though not immediate,attention might be slipped between two flaps to be handled as soon asthe worker has the opportunity of doing so.

Features of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparentfrom the hereinafter detailed description and claim, when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical embodiment of theinvention, but the construction therein-shownis to be understood asillustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure l isa perspective'view showing the desk padof the presentinvention in open 1 condition.

Figure 2 is a like viewshowing-the pad in closed or" normal condition;and,

Figure 1 3- is a section on F1gure 2.

-Whi1e the pad of the present invention may be constructedof anydesiredmaterials, I prefe'rablyformthe two leaves or flaps 1* and-Qthereoffromsheets of papier mach orcardboard, which may be faced. with glazedor calendered paper orclot-h, while the. under side of' the bottom-leaf2 is preferablyrcovered with a-felt, sothat the pad w1ll slide-=easilyoven the table=or desk top. The t wofiapsl and Q arepivoted -together atthe rearedge' ofthe -former by a strip of fabric 1 S the-lateral halvesof which are adliesively secured to the respective flaps,

the line 33' of so 'that theflap 1 is mounted' on the flap.

2 for pivotal movement from the position of F igure 2 to the position ofFigure 1 and v ce versa.

The top flap 1 is provided at its four corners with pockets 4, two ofthe corner pockets of which are shown in Figure 1 as extending over theinterior of the top flap so as to permit papers to be engaged with andheld thereby. The four corner pockets 4; provide at the top face of thetop flap 1 means adapted to receive the four corners of a blotter 5after the usual manner of supporting a blotter on a blotting pad, sothat when the flaps are folded into the flat condition shown in Figure2, a flat and compact pad results, capable of use in the pacted fiatcondition of Figure 2. However, a person working at the desk or table onwhich the pad is employed can readily lift the top flap at any time toconsult the calendar, postage rates, or other information carried on theunder side thereof or may lift this flap for the purpose of slippingbetween the upper and lower flaps letters, 'bills, orders, or otherpapers which require early though not immediate attention. Papers thusslipped between these flaps are preserved in convenient and accessibleposition for and are concealed within the pad so that the desk or tableis not littered up by such papers which the worker may, in the course ofhis labors, desire to lay aside temporarily.

The desk pad of the present invention is neat and compact in appearance,highly use ful and meritorious in use and simple, eflicient andeconomical in construction.

In the desk pad of the present invention, the leaves 1 and 2 may both bemade the same size if desired, but I preferably make the leaf 2 slightlygreater in length than the leaf 1, so that when the leaves are innormally folded condition, as shown in Figure 2, the rear portion of theleaf 2 will project beyond the rear edge of the leaf 1 and provide aprojecting part 11, the upper surface of which is adapted to carrysuitable advertising matter, which is visible when the leaves are infolded condition. This advertising space 11 is entirely independent ofthe leaf 1 with the upper face of which the blotters are associated, sothat the advertising matter in nowise interferes with the normal use ofthe blotters.

I am aware that slight details of construction may be changed and thatthe information contained upon the interior faces of the pad may bevaried without departing from this invention, which is to be understoodas broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A desk pad embodying a rectangular bottom flap, a top flap substantiallyequal in width to the width of the bottom flap, but of less length thanthe top flap, means for pivotally securing the rear edge of the top flapto the bottom flap in such relative position that when the top flap isfolded down, the front and lateral edges of the flaps will coincide,while a portion of the bottom flap will project beyond the rear edge ofthe top flap, printed and pictorial matter associated with the underside of the top flap and printed or pictorial matter associated with thetop of the bottom flap, certain of which latter matter is concealed whenthe top flap is folded down and corner pockets positioned at the fourcorners of the top flap to receive the four corners of a blotter forsupporting the blotter on the top face of the top flap.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

GUSTAV BUSGH.

